Here's Gov. Kasich's schedule -- parts of it, anyway

By: Randy Ludlow

The Columbus Dispatch - August 17, 2012 04:12 PM

Ohioans attempting to follow the recent schedule of Gov. John Kasich will find themselves in the
dark for large chunks of time.

Here's the governor's heavily redacted
schedule from
June 1 to July 8 that his office delivered to the Ohio Democratic Party in response to its
public-records request. Seems they are suspicious that Kasich is using his office to assist fellow
Republicans in a presidential-election year.

The Democrats were displeased with what they received -- and what they didn't -- prompting the
party to
take Kasich to
court alleging that he and his office violated Ohio's public-records laws. (For more details,
check out
this story from
public-affairs editor Darrel Rowland.)

The governor's lawyer wrote that appointments were blacked out, as permitted by law, that could
compromise confidential business meetings and trade secret information of companies which the
Kasich administration are courting to land more jobs.

And, there were redactions of Kasich appointments that "do not serve to document the activities"
of Kasich's office, again as permitted by state law, the lawyer wrote.

Those large chunks of black throughout the governor's schedule, since they do not involve
official duties, seemingly can only consist of personal and political matters.

Citing the lawsuit, Kasich's office declined to further explain the reasons for the
redactions.